Mini-Neptunes And Super-Earths: How Puffy Planets Could Be The Missing Link
When astronomers look at planets outside our solar system, called exoplanets, often they have only minimal information they can use to classify them. Two key…
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Why NASA Thinks A Hidden Ninth Planet Might Be Possible
You've probably heard both astronomers and members of the public arguing about how many planets there are in our solar system. Ever since Pluto was… -
Astronomers Discover One Of The Youngest Planets Ever
Astronomers from around the world led by a team from the University of Hawaii at Manoa have discovered one of the youngest planets ever found.… -
2014 UN271: Death Star Sized Object Headed For Our Solar System
A unique object is headed toward our Solar System. The object called 2014 UN271 (data recording started in 2014) appeared in the Dark Energy Survey… -
A Billion Years From Now The Earth Will Look Very Different
The very distant future, about a billion years from now, scientists say the atmosphere of Earth will contain very little oxygen. That will make the… -
Researchers Say Earth's Core Is Soft
When I grew up, I was told that our planet's core was made of lava - and that I'd never be able to dig through… -
NASA Explains Why The World Didn't End On September 23
People have predicted the end of the world since ancient days, and this past September 23 was no exception. The Internet was alight with a… -
See Saturn's Beauty As Cassini Crashes Into It
A 13-year journey ends this week as Cassini–Huygens crashes into the face of Saturn - and we get to see it all happen. At the… -
Behold Jupiter's Great Red Spot Courtesy Of Juno Spacecraft
They were close enough to have kissed. Considering Juno and Jupiter are wife and husband in the Roman pantheon, that analogy is seemingly appropriate. But… -
Pluto Could Be A Planet Again, Just Like Our Moon
Is Pluto a planet or not? Depending the age of whom you ask, and depending they keep up with the latest new, they might answer… -
Scientists Discover New Dwarf Planet Beyond Pluto's Orbit
Our solar system family is getting larger with the discovery of a new dwarf planet found orbiting beyond Pluto. This new dwarf planet doesn't have… -
New Findings Show Constantly Collapsing Atmosphere On Jupiter's Moon Io
We'd expect most new discoveries about Jupiter to be coming from the Juno spacecraft, which entered orbit around the planet early last month, but today…
